We, the Tikopia : a sociological study of kinship in primitive Polynesia / / Raymond Firth

• Autore: Firth Raymond <1901-2002., >
• Pubblicazione: Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , [2004?]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (667 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.830996
• Soggetto topico: Tikopia (Solomon Islands people); Consanguinity; Families
• Note generali: First published in 1936.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Halftitle Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; PREFACE by BRONISLAW MALINOWSKI ; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION; I. IN PRIMITIVE POLYNESIA; II. ADJUSTMENT TO CIVILIZATION; III. VILLAGE LIFE; IV. HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY; V. PERSONAL RELATIONS IN THE FAMILY CIRCLE; VI. THE KIN OF FATHER AND MOTHER; VII. THE LANGUAGE OF KINSHIP; VIII. DIRGES FOR DEAD KIN; IX. CO-OPERATION AND CONSTRAINT IN MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIPS; X. ""HOUSE"" AND CLAN; XI. PRINCIPLES OF LAND TENURE; XII. A MODERN POPULAl'ION PROBLEM; XIII. FIRING l'HE OVENS OF YOUl'H; XIV. SOCIOLOGY OF SEX ; XV. MARRIAGE BY CAPl'UREXVI. KINSHIP AND SOCIAL STABILITY; APPENDIX; lNDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Recognized as a major work when first published, this title has, over the years, become a classic. Forming the basis of modern social anthropology, <EM>We the Tikiopia</EM> stands in the forefront of its literature. <BR> The book is an excellent example of fieldwork analysis of a primitive society; a complete account of the working of a primitive kinship system; and an exhaustive and sophisticated study of Polynesian social institutions. <BR> First published in 1936.
• Titolo autorizzato: We, the Tikopia
• ISBN: 1-136-53808-9; 1-136-53801-1; 1-315-01756-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788932903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge library editions. . -Anthropology and ethnography.